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From the desk of Mitt Romney: in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Wednesday, February 22 2006 15:03 Profile Homepage #19
quote:
Originally written by Uc:

"...Lead us to temptation and then away again!"

Suppose somehow someone were prevented from having the opportunity to sin or resist the temptation to sin. Would that person be a good person? Would the preventers be good (assuming no cruel and unusual methods of restraint)? What about that big deal issue of free will?

—Alorael, who is reasonably sure that fetuses can't sin and humans almost always do. Aren't an unborn baby's chances of getting a free trip to Heaven better than a born baby's?
I'll ignore the first question, since that's hypothetical to the point of absurdity.

As for the last point, I would say that's fairly irrelevant. An evil deed with an incidental good result is still an evil deed. That's ignoring the fact that all theology involving the soul of an aborted fetus is complete guesswork. :P

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
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From the desk of Mitt Romney: in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Wednesday, February 22 2006 14:18 Profile Homepage #16
quote:
Originally written by Thuryl:

quote:
Originally written by Ash Lael:

Abortion is a hot topic here at the moment, and it's an issue I feel strongly about. A candidate's stance on that will be the single most important thing in deciding my vote. Decide for yourself if that's voting by religion.
You believe abortion to be a sin, right?

Resisting the temptation to commit a sin is a good thing, right?

Giving other people the opportunity to do good things is also a good thing, right?

Therefore, your duty as a Christian is to give other people as many opportunities as possible to be tempted by sin so that they can grow in moral character by resisting that temptation, which means, logically, that you should be in favour of legalised abortion.

Okay, so that's a silly argument. But I'm not in the mood for serious ones at the moment. :P
I believe abortion is murder in the name of convenience.

As for temptation, do you recall the Lord's Prayer? "...lead us not into temptation." This would imply, that though resisting temptation is a good thing, temptation itself isn't and should be avoided as much as possible. In the same way that saving a life is a good thing, but it's better if that life isn't in danger in the first place.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
The Conservative Shift in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Wednesday, February 22 2006 13:53 Profile Homepage #14
quote:
Originally written by Belisarius:

And some day you will realize just how little anyone cares about your whining about women being able to abort what they feel like and men being able to marry each other if they feel like it and school prayer being rightfully in the same boat as school paddling. If you want to make the world a better place, apply your religion to your everyday life, and in so doing convince the world of its righteousness. Stop trying to force it on everyone else when salesmanship fails you.
Where the heck did this come from? I was looking at the "shift" (real or imagined, suit yourself) from an objective point of view, and in response I get a personal attack. That, my friend, is a staggering act of dickheadery.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
David Irving Jailed in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Wednesday, February 22 2006 13:31 Profile Homepage #24
Or hate speech against a football team you don't support and/or their fans? There tends to be a bit of violence there. Or how about outlawing being angry? There's a strong link between that and violence. Alternatively, you could just, you know, ban the violence itself.

Anyway, I don't believe in free speech being a moral right... but I do believe that it's desirable in cases like this. If openly denying the Holocaust lands you in jail, that just pushes the idea underground. It becomes easy for adherents to point at cases where those "brave" enough to "expose the truth" were locked up for it. And it's all because the Jews don't want people to question the Holocaust myth, or they might see it for the bundle of lies that it is. Those bloody Jews. Someone needs to put them in their place.

Allowing free public discourse on the subject allows debunking of such myths. And the propogation of the myths themselves, of course, but what are you going to do?

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
STUPIDEST POST EVER!!! in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Tuesday, February 21 2006 21:22 Profile Homepage #62
Not to mention all those poor bacteria that live off you! Oh, the moral dilemma!

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
The Conservative Shift in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Tuesday, February 21 2006 21:20 Profile Homepage #0
Like it or loathe it, it's an undeniable fact that western society has started to move towards a more religious, conservative mindset. Opinions are turning against abortion, Intelligent Design is on the rise, and on and on the list goes. I'm fascinated by this. Such a large effect surely has a cause - the question is what is it?

I have an opinion, but I'd like to see some other people's thoughts first.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Exit Strategy (Realized) in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Tuesday, February 21 2006 21:03 Profile Homepage #73
Aaaaaand a drumroll please...

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
anyone else here like dragonlance in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Tuesday, February 21 2006 20:47 Profile Homepage #3
quote:
Originally written by arghhhhhhhhh:

hi everybody
I LOVE THE SERIES DRAGONLANCE!!!!!!!!

share your thoughts
I think you need to shut up for a while and just breathe. Your brain needs the oxygen. Badly.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
David Irving Jailed in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Tuesday, February 21 2006 19:34 Profile Homepage #21
You know, Zeviz, just because they ARE out to get you doesn't mean you're not paranoid. :P

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Census of Spiderweb community in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Tuesday, February 21 2006 19:32 Profile Homepage #20
Age: Just turned 21 last week. Happy birthday me.
Gender: I am a manly man.
Sexual orientation: Straight.
Marital status: Chaste despite being chased.
Highest educational degree completed: Year 10.
City/metropolitan area where you live: I object to this question, but Canberra.
Racial/ethnic origin: A splash of Irish, but basically non-descript caucasian.
Nationality: Aussie.
First/primary language: English.
Religion: Christianity.
How long you've been a Spiderwebber: Six years? Something like that.
Whether or not you're a septuagenarian eskimo: About as far from it as possible.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
From the desk of Mitt Romney: in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Tuesday, February 21 2006 19:14 Profile Homepage #12
Yeah, apart from the "Thou Shalt Not Kill" thing. :P

Abortion is a hot topic here at the moment, and it's an issue I feel strongly about. A candidate's stance on that will be the single most important thing in deciding my vote. Decide for yourself if that's voting by religion.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Ideas Refreshment in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Tuesday, February 21 2006 12:00 Profile Homepage #24
quote:
Originally written by PublicDiplomat:

Well, some new ideas would definetly give Spidweb games higher ratings.
Thus why BoE is awesome.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Exit Strategy (Realized) in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Tuesday, February 21 2006 11:51 Profile Homepage #54
Education often gets in the way of learning. Religion often gets in the way of God. Goodbyes often get in the way of leaving. Good luck.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
David Irving Jailed in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Tuesday, February 21 2006 11:29 Profile Homepage #12
The guy is a moron to deny the Holocaust in the first place, and then go to a country that would jail him for it. I can't get myself worked up to care too much about moral quandries that are easily avoided with a bit of common sense.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Name in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Monday, February 20 2006 14:10 Profile Homepage #2
I could make an uncharitable remark but shall refrain.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Everything you never wanted to know about Christian radio... in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Monday, February 20 2006 11:13 Profile Homepage #57
quote:
Originally written by Jumpin' Salmon:

First of all I'm astonished that anyone read that.

In our local radio market there are about 40 or so stations in FM mode. There seems to be a balance of musical genres, for instance there are always 3-5 "hip-hop 16-24y.o." stations. Recently there has been an increase in Christian radio format stations. This led to the death of the only 50's music station in the area. It was low demand, and a business decision was made.

I'm not really into radio, living in the sticks I only seem to get about 5 stations, and I prefer public broadcasting. But from what I've read/heard, a lot of radio in the USA is now satellite broadcast to the local stations for re-broadcast. This used to be Casey Kasem or Westwood One productions (Weird Al hour) but now it seems pervasive. Some suit in NYC is dictating a playlist, including frequency each song gets on the air, when it is on the air, and when it is pulled from rotation.

I guess that is what I meant. It doesn't really affect me personally, other than her car radio confuses me and I have a hard time navigating from AM to FM and then to the right FM station.

It probably just boils down to being a technoob, and wanting to place the blame on some faceless and nameless entity living 2000 miles away.

:)
That's commercial radio for you. There's a spot in western Victoria that I drive through sometimes where two Mix stations overlap. It's weird, because they have different ads and different announcers, but they play the exact same songs in the exact same order - only a few minutes apart.

Want a local, independent station? Go community radio! :D

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Eep! Christians! (Split from Christian Radio) in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Sunday, February 19 2006 17:59 Profile Homepage #32
quote:
Originally written by Prometheus:

quote:
Originally written by Ash Lael:

Following Christianity because you think it's true is a more sensible thing to do, I think.
Replace "think" with "believe."
What's the difference?

[ Sunday, February 19, 2006 17:59: Message edited by: Ash Lael ]

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
"The End of Blades" Discussion in Blades of Avernum
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Sunday, February 19 2006 15:53 Profile Homepage #62
Getting free games off him isn't hard. Getting cash? I wish you luck.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Everything you never wanted to know about Christian radio... in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Sunday, February 19 2006 15:43 Profile Homepage #52
quote:
Originally written by Jumpin' Salmon:

I'm against commercial radio because a format change made my girlfriend mad. Now she needs to go to AM to get her fix. Nothing against paid advertisements on the radio, even if they last 1/2 hour. Just tell me upfront and at the end. The music is music and I'm likely to not appreciate 90% of it no matter which channel I'm tuned in to.

But there is no excuse for 97.1 "The Fish."
I am ignorant. Please expound.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Eep! Christians! (Split from Christian Radio) in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Sunday, February 19 2006 15:39 Profile Homepage #26
Many thanks to Imban.

Ben, I believe that's loosely a description of Pascal's Wager, which is generally considered a false dichotomy (sp?). In other words, if you're just doing it to hedge your bets, you should stay off the beef as well (Hinduism), not to mention pork (Judaism), and have as many kids as possible (Mormonism). Also, you'll have to pray daily to an assortment of gods, including five times to Allah. And then you'll die and it'll turn out the Greeks were right all along, and you'll be thrown into Hades for bein no fun at all.

Following Christianity because you think it's true is a more sensible thing to do, I think.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Everything you never wanted to know about Christian radio... in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Sunday, February 19 2006 14:50 Profile Homepage #51
quote:
Originally written by Prometheus:

Anyway, Creator didn't design this purpose so that self-righteous cyberpundits could crap all over it.

My question to Creator is, how "christian" do people want the station to be, and how do they "enforce" this policy?
First point, CORRECT! Everyone, please STOP DERAILING THIS THREAD! Take it somewhere else. One more post on this tangent and I get ticked off. I won't be able to do anything about it, but I'll be ticked off.

To the question, it really depends which people you're talking about. I'm on one extreme, in that I think we shouldn't be trying to be a "Christian station" at all. On the other extreme are the people who complain about the "voodoo beat" (seriously, we have had this complaint) of the contempary music we play and (as far as I can tell) would like the station to be nothing but hymns and preaching.

No one "enforces" their point of view, except for the board, whose job it is to lie down guidelines. For everyone else, it's simply the fact that we have to try to keep everyone as happy as possible for the station to function. We run largely on volunteers (I'm an exception), and are funded largely by donations, so if we tick off a particular faction enough, people will withdraw their support. So even though both myself and the boss are in favour of a mixed format, making that change overnight would have severe financial consequences for us.

That said, we're in a very fortunate position, in that we have 2 frequencies up and running and a license for a third. Ideally, as I mentioned earlier, I'd like to see our programming split up, so we have different things on different channels. On the AM channel we would have a dedicated teaching/preaching/talkback station, on one of the FM frequencies we have a 100% Christian station with a P&W influence targeted at the 35-55 year old demographic, and on the other FM channel I get to play around and make it sound the way I want. :)

EDIT: Woah, vertigo. Thanks Imban, and everyone can just ignore that little rant at the top of this post.

[ Sunday, February 19, 2006 15:41: Message edited by: Ash Lael ]

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Let's Go! in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Saturday, February 18 2006 15:29 Profile Homepage #66
quote:
Originally written by Synergy:

Yeah, who's got the dirty minds around here? Who assumes that any amusement with or affection towards someone else around here has to be prurient in nature? Creepiness is a chosen perception, rather than an actual quality in this case. And maybe that says more about the perceiver than the perceived, no?
Crap. I'm still dirty. :(

Let this be a lesson, kids. Always be consistent. Otherwise they can get you coming AND going.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
my world(would appreciate ideas) in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Saturday, February 18 2006 15:25 Profile Homepage #7
quote:
Originally written by arghhhhhhhhh:

OH YEAH AND I HAVE 461 MORE PAGES HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHA
Keep them to yourself, please.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
STUPIDEST POST EVER!!! in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Saturday, February 18 2006 15:22 Profile Homepage #32
quote:
Originally written by Synergy:

Wait....physical affection between two consenting adults is dirty?
What we're talking about here is one consenting and one unaware adult. Which in certain contexts could certainly be interpreted as "dirty". In fact, in most contexts.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00
Let's Go! in General
Ash Lael
E Equals MC What!!!!
Member # 5491
 written Saturday, February 18 2006 15:19 Profile Homepage #64
Aw, come on. "Cute" isn't creepy if you mean it in a fluffy puppy kind of way.

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SupaNik: Aran, you're not big enough to threaten Ash. Dammit, even JV had to think twice.
Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00

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